Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nominet suspends fewer domains used for counterfeit sites
· Policy & LawFewer intellectual property violations reported on .uk last quarter. Nominet, the organization that manages the United Kingdom's .uk namespace, suspended fewer criminal domains in the third quarter than it did in the same period a year ago. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nominet names new CEO, and 2 new board members voted in
· Policy & LawNew CEO and two board members will help guide Nominet back to its roots. Nominet, the group that manages the United Kingdom's .uk namespace, named Paul Fletcher its CEO today. Fletcher is currently CEO at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, an ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Vote to shake up Nominet passes
· Policy & LawNominet members kick out five board members. Four of Nominet's board members have been removed as a result of voting at an Extraordinary General Meeting today. The initiative was to remove five board members, but one of those members, now-former ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
· Policy & LawTucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet's board members. Nominet is a non-profit that runs ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nominet (.UK) could be forced to change its focus after vote next week
· Policy & LawMany members want Nominet to be boring again. Three years ago, I wrote about ICANN's budget crisis and what I thought the heart of the matter was. I wrote: ICANN should be a boring organization but it hired people who want to make a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Nominet considers auctioning expiring .uk domain names
· Expired Domains.Uk registry plans to bring more clarity to expired domain process and possibly auction domains. Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is considering introducing an auction model for expiring domain names. The registry asked for feedback ... Continue Reading4 Comments
The world according to country code domains
· UncategorizedHere's what the world would look like if ccTLD registrations were all that mattered. What would the world look like if countries were scaled according to registrations of their country code domains? .UK registry Nominet has published its "The ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Nominet considers publishing domain name drop lists
· Expired DomainsGroup wants to add sunshine to the domain-dropping process. .UK domain name registry Nominet is considering publishing drop lists of domain names that are about to be deleted and released. The organization is asking for feedback on the idea and two ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
41,000 .UK domains registered in first week
· Services41,000 .uk domains registered during massive drop of second level domains. Over 41,000 second level .uk domain names were registered last week, the first week they were available to people that didn't have a matching third-level .uk domain. Back in ... Continue Reading14 Comments